In the battle at Jinyang Mountain, Lin Mo's troops were not without damage. Even if they were chasing the defeated soldiers, Jiangdong Army was not in vain after all, and they still rose up to resist.
In addition, the sudden use of caltrops caught Xu Sheng and Yu Jin off guard. In total, more than 300 people were killed and more than 100 injured.
Most of the people in Jiangdong still died under the rain of arrows and rolling stones, so this kind of exchange was unreasonable.
After remounting, Lin Mo did not choose to continue the pursuit in the direction of Lujiang, but stopped at Hefei.
There are two reasons for consideration. First, heading south from Hefei, Shucheng area has many mountains, forests and ravines, which is not suitable for cavalry to gallop, and it is easy to suffer from caltrops.
The most important point is that even if the gains are made, Jiangdong will abandon the city and flee under high pressure.
This time, Lin Mo wanted to uproot Jiangdong, so he naturally had to buy some time for Mr. Qiao.
Standing on the horse trail at Hefei Chengguan, Lin Mo looked at the rolling Fei River and felt deeply in his heart.
The East Fei River and the Nan Fei River meet here, so the place is named Hefei. The city was built as early as the Warring States Period.
Hefei is the choke point guarding the Lujiang River going north. From the map, if the Lujiang River is compared to the petals of a flower, then Hefei is the heart of a flower.
Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, there are not many places that military strategists must compete for. Jiange, Xiangyang, Jiangling, and Guanzhong are all considered. Among the key places, Hefei can even be ranked first.
With strategic depth from south to north, Hefei is a fortress that cannot be bypassed. To get it, you can go north to the Central Plains, west to Jingxiang, and east to Xuzhou;
Similarly, from north to south, you can block the navigation of the south of the Yangtze River and caress its back.
The God of Liao fought countless bloody battles in his life, and among the two battles that were enough for him to be sung for eternity, one was the Bailangshan beheading of Tadun, and the other was the Xiaoyaojin battle that was fought under the city of Hefei. Eight hundred elite soldiers killed Sun Quan. The defeated army made Zhang Babai and Sun Shiwan famous.
One thing that is quite interesting is that among the battlegrounds among many military strategists, Hefei is definitely the one with the most broken city defenses, otherwise Zhang Liao in history would not have chosen to take the initiative to attack.
Jiangdong's army fought as far as Shouchun, but faced with the rolling incoming troops of his own, he decisively chose to retreat to Lujiang, but he should not give up on Hefei.
Lin Mo estimated that this must have a lot to do with the battle at Jinyang Mountain. After that battle, Zhou Yu probably chose to abandon the battlefields of the three counties of Huainan and choose to cross the river and return, so he could abandon Hefei, the strategic point of Huainan. .
In fact, in the letter he wrote to Duke Qiao before leaving Changfeng, he also expected such a result. If he didn't get any benefits, he would try a trick of surrender. If he achieved a strategic victory, he must Ask Duke Qiao to hold Sun Ce steady and don't let him get away.
From Guangling to Huainan, Lin Mo felt really uncomfortable with this group of Jiangdong rats who often made sneak attacks.
Even if we don't talk about uprooting them, they must be severely damaged. Otherwise, Sun Ce may cause trouble in the Central Plains war with Cao Cao in the future.
After resting for a few days, Chen Gong's Chinese army had not arrived yet, but Liu Ye came instead.
"Master Marquis, a letter from Duke Qiao." Liu Ye, holding the bamboo slip in his hand, walked quickly from the other end of the Chengguan horse trail.
Lin Mo glanced at the bamboo slips in his hand, raised his forehead, and Liu Ye said: "It is said that the matter has been settled. Sun Ce has given up on retreating south, and even ten thousand naval troops have begun to gather towards Shucheng, and warships have also sailed. After leaving Wankou, there is a strong sense of fighting to the bitter end."
Hearing this, Lin Mo looked up into the distance and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Okay, the overlord of Gu Mingxue is about to sink his ship. This time, I will pacify the entire Jiangdong in Lujiang River."
The city is closed, the autumn wind is bleak and the sound is like thunder.
It is precisely this feeling and scene, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building.
"The Marquis promoted Zijing openly and secretly, and appointed Mr. Gongtai as the governor of Yangzhou. In fact, from that time on, he had already made plans for Duke Qiao to penetrate into Jiangdong. Am I right?"
"Not entirely."
Lin Mo, who was facing the Fei River, glanced sideways at Liu Ye, "I remember the contribution of Ding Lujiang, stabilizing Huainan, and presenting the Pili chariot in my heart. In addition, you have indeed worked hard and accomplished in Huainan in the past few years, and you have the blood of the royal family." , it’s long past time to become the governor of a state.
Earlier, when the Northern Kingdom was newly settled, all the noble families were ready to make a move. If they let you go, I'm afraid it would be counterproductive. Going to Xuzhou, you also know it is unrealistic. I am not unaware of the fierce fighting between the scholars in the two places over the years.
Now the time has come, you can go to the Northern Kingdom, but I think that before going to the Northern Kingdom, you still have to add some merit to your body. Then it will be easier for you to bring some Huainan scholars so that you will not be ignored. "
Hearing this, Liu Ye looked at Lin Mo in shock.
He knew that it was not easy to be the master of a family, and all aspects had to be taken into consideration. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Huainan scholars had been left out in the cold these years. After all, Lu Lin's family business started in Xuzhou.
But he didn't expect that Lin Mo had always had this matter in mind, and such an arrangement was considered to be well-intentioned. Liu Ye felt a warmth in his heart, and suddenly felt that he had been dealing with the situation in the past few years. The scars left by the collision between Yu Huainan scholars and Xuzhou scholars seemed not to be worth mentioning.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis."
Thousands of words were turned into these four simple words. After taking a deep breath, he took the initiative and said: "Master Hou, I have always heard that Zhou Yu is very intelligent, but I always feel that this matter is not that simple.
Zhou Yu could be defeated with just a few tuns of grain and grass, so his layout should not be so small.
Furthermore, if Jiangdong cannot hold out, even if they attack the city with a thunderbolt chariot, if Shucheng, Tongcheng, Shiting, Huaixian and Wanxian along the road are attacked one by one, it will take half a year. By then, Cao Cao will have already There was a big war in the Central Plains. "
"IMHO."
Lin Mo was still calm and said calmly: "If Zhou Gongjin couldn't see through such a simple surrender scam as Qiao Gong, then Jiangdong wouldn't be where he is today.
I'm not afraid that he will find out, I'm just afraid that he won't stay. "
"Master Hou is saying."
Liu Ye turned his eyes, thought about it carefully, and took a step back, "Master Hou, isn't Mr. Qiao in danger?"
"Do not worry."
Lin Mo shook his head, his face as dark as water, "I have thought about this seriously. Duke Qiao has too much influence among Huainan scholars. In the early years, the Lu family of Lujiang had already made Sun Ce suffer a lot. He had no choice but to do so. Sun Ce didn't dare to attack him.
Moreover, after all, Mr. Qiao is also my father-in-law. How could I harm him? Letting him go is a last resort. Only he can do this, and no one else can do it. "
This is true, it must be someone who can speak with weight in the land of Huainan. Apart from himself, there is only one Mr. Qiao.
At this moment, the warmth that had just risen in Liu Ye's heart seemed to be a bit colder. The young man in front of him was so scheming that he seemed to be able to use anyone as a chess piece if necessary.
Looking back on the first time we met, I just thought he was a passionate person full of fighting spirit. When we met again a few years later, I always felt there was something a little weirder about him.
There were too many ideas. Liu Ye, who claimed to be somewhat talented, could not tell what the person in front of him was thinking, and some of the words he said were true.
Perhaps, power really makes people lose themselves.
Or maybe, becoming what I am today is just because I have experienced too much.
Come to think of it, sitting in this position, how can you be kind to others? There are many heroes in the world who use kindness to impress their opponents.
Even Liu Bei, who is of the same ancestry as himself, clearly knows that the so-called benevolence and righteousness are just two sharp swords.
But if Mr. Qiao knew about this, I'm afraid he would be heartbroken.
"Stop thinking so much."
Lin Mo turned around and patted him on the shoulder, "By doing this, I have minimized the cost and allowed them to retreat safely. More people will die in the future, and they are all your people in Huainan."
After saying these words, Lin Mo took Zhao Yun out of the city gate, leaving Liu Ye alone to watch his back.
The north wind howled, Liu Ye looked complicated, nodded slowly, and murmured: "He is no longer a counselor, or even the son-in-law of Marquis Wen, but is becoming more and more like an overlord who talks about the constitution of heaven."
Before Lin Mo's army arrived, Shucheng was extremely busy.
In a hurry to make bows and arrows, collect rolling stones, wood, tung oil and other equipment, Sun Ce took the initiative to visit several aristocratic families in the city to show his goodwill.
This was all done at Zhou Yu's suggestion. The 50,000 shi of military rations were not given by the Qiao family, but by all the major families, so explicit thanks were needed.
Furthermore, I also hope to confirm how many private soldiers and serfs are kept in their mansion through door-to-door inspections. Regardless of whether Mr. Qiao faked his surrender or not, the Huainan family is still a hidden danger and must be guarded against.
Fortunately, after walking around, I found that the three major families in the city lived in different sections and could not meet up. Moreover, the number of private soldiers in their houses was only 800 at most. That's fine, as long as the forces of the three families are not allowed to converge, they can be manipulated at any time.
The hidden dangers in the city are controllable.
At the same time, the promised 50,000 shi of grain and grass are also coming back one after another. These grains and grass are not produced by one family, so only a part can come in at a time. Sometimes it is more than seven or eight thousand shi, and sometimes it is only two or three thousand shi.
However, judging from the time, by the time the 10,000 stones from Wan County are delivered, Lin Mo's army should have almost arrived, and everything will be just right.
However, on the eighth day, something unexpected happened.
The 2,700 shi of military rations in Huai County that were supposed to arrive at noon were not delivered until dusk.
When it got dark, Chen Wu, who was in charge of escorting the grain and fodder, came back and reported that he had been robbed by bandits. Sun Ce, who was sitting on the handsome chair in the council hall, immediately laughed when he heard this.
"Bandits, haha, it's bandits again. Alas, a month ago, you were intimidated by a group of bandits and let Yan Liang and Wen Chou run away, which made our army passive and had to withdraw.
Now you are just escorting some food and grass, but you can't do it. It seems that forty military sticks still can't make you remember. Come on, drag him down and kill him! "
"Lord!"
Hearing this, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Ling Tong, and Lu Meng all knelt down in the hall.
"My lord, Zilie was injured after taking forty army sticks last time. He only brought a hundred or so people to escort the food and grass. The bandits came with four to five hundred people. It is understandable that he was robbed. Please forgive me, my lord!"
"My lord, killing generals in front of the formation will be detrimental to the army. Now is the time to employ people. I hope my lord will think twice and allow Zilie to take advantage of his crime and perform meritorious service!"
"Please rest assured, my lord, I am willing to lead 300 people to recover the food and grass. If I fail, I am willing to share the sin with Zilie!"
"My lord, the war in Huainan has been going on this year, and the bandits have run out of food. Now it is normal for them to go down the mountain to grab food during the autumn harvest. I hope my lord will remember Zilie's past military exploits and avoid death for the time being!"
Chen Wu didn't say a word from beginning to end, just lowered his head.
After all, he suffered losses at the hands of bandits twice, which is somewhat unjustifiable.
Sun Ce twirled his fingers, his eyes filled with rage, and watched everyone in the hall pleading for Chen Wu's mercy. Then he reluctantly said: "If the generals hadn't begged for your mercy, I wouldn't have spared you lightly. Pull me down, and the military staff will be on my side." Ten, demoted to groom."
And forty.
This time he hit forty and was still not recovered. When he went to escort the grain and grass, he even lay down on the grain truck.
If he eats forty military sticks at this time, he will probably lose his life.
But no one dared to say anything. They all knew Sun Ce's temper. If he pushed too far, it would only anger him.
Soon, the muffled sound of military sticks was heard outside the tent. Chen Wu was a tough guy and didn't say a word.
There is no such thing as fraud. After all, the general marching method is to deliberately let other soldiers see it on the martial arts field. Not long after, Chen Wu's back was bloody and bloody, and he fainted.
When they were carried away, everyone had a look of horror in their eyes.
The next day, the news spread throughout Shucheng. Everyone knew that Chen Wu had lost food and forty army sticks and passed out after only ten sticks. Now it is not an exaggeration to say that he was seriously injured.
As for the food and grass, Han Dang personally went out and led 300 men on war horses to kill him. He brought the food and grass back in half a day, which indirectly saved Chen Wu's life.
"Zi Lie, how do you feel?" Looking at Chen Wu lying on the couch, Sun Ce felt very uncomfortable.
On the back, the newly healed wound was broken again, which was shocking.
"My lord, I'm sorry that I won't be able to stand up and salute."
The pale-faced Chen Wu smiled bitterly, "It's okay. The last general is thick and muscular and can withstand beatings. The first few blows were real strikes. The execution sergeants behind him all spared their hands, so it's not a big problem."
Sun Ce sighed, sat next to Chen Wu, and said bitterly: "Zi Lie, you are the only one in the army who is in a situation suitable for this plan. I hope you can understand Gong Jin's intentions. Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, I will remember your contribution." In my heart.”
"My lord, you are serious. It was really the general's fault that he let Yan Liangwen Chou run away. Now he can use this as an opportunity to redeem himself. The general can only wish for it."
This is the truth.
It was not easy for Chen Wu's Army Sima to be promoted. They were all earned in Jiangdong, Jiaozhou, and on the Yangtze River, charging into battle and wrestling in bloody water.
After one fatal mistake, he was demoted to a centurion. It would not be easy to avenge his shame.
It was Zhou Yu who took advantage of this opportunity to carry out cruel tricks, and everything would be reasonable.
After all, in the final analysis, any strategy cannot be devised out of the blue. It needs to be combined with the current situation to make an action that seems to have no obvious mistakes.
In history, there are two prerequisites for Zhou Yu's Huang Gai.
The first is that the early war was unfavorable; the second is that Huang Gai, as a veteran of the three dynasties, already surpassed Zhou Yu in prestige, so it was reasonable for him to disobey Zhou Yu.
At present, if someone were to randomly find someone to carry out a cruel trick, people would think that Jiang Dong was out of his mind and the master was still here, and they would jump up one by one.
Chen Wu was different. He was demoted from a commander in another department to a centurion and received forty military sticks. Now he lost his food and grass and was demoted to a groom.
Normal people think of running away.
The development of the matter was generally similar to what Zhou Yu had guessed. After the news spread, it caused quite a shock. Some people felt that Sun Ce had left hidden dangers by not killing Chen Wu, while others felt that Chen Wu was useless in his life.
Of course, the reason why the discussion about Chen Wu was more intense was not because of his outstanding personal bravery, but because he himself was from Lujiang. In this three-acre land of Lujiang, he suffered such hardships, which would inevitably arouse the feelings of his fellow countrymen.
The days that followed were relatively peaceful.
Lin Mo's army has passed Hefei and has begun to approach Shucheng. It is expected that the army will reach the city within three days.
Chen Wu's back was definitely not going to heal for a while, so just to achieve his goal, he still endured the severe pain and bowed his back and got out of bed.
One night, he took the initiative to find Mr. Qiao, who was temporarily living in the inn.
"Mr. Qiao, would you like to thank me for my fellow countrymen's friendship? Please give me a hand. I will definitely be grateful for this great kindness in the future and remember it for the rest of my life." In the room, Chen Wu, who was hunched over, saluted Mr. Qiao with an awkward posture.
"Why did the general say this?"
Duke Qiao quickly led him to sit down, "But I don't have a close relationship with Marquis Wu, so how can I speak to you?"
"So Mr. Qiao is willing to help the general?" Chen Wu's eyes were eager.
"If you and I, fellow countrymen, can help, we will naturally do our best to help. I'm afraid that Marquis Wu won't listen to my words."
"It's not the Marquis of Wu, but the Marquis of Lanling."
Hearing this, Duke Qiao was startled, and a flash of light flashed through his cloudy eyes. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked puzzledly: "What do you mean by this, general?"
Chen Wu took a deep breath and sighed: "Mr. Qiao is a great sage in Lujiang. In front of you, I dare not hide it. Sun Ce is violent and has no regard for the life and death of his soldiers. I, Chen Wu, have fought dozens of bloody battles for their Sun family." , The various injuries on his body were exchanged for the position of Sima of another department.
But how did Sun Ce treat me?"
Chen Wu paused, with a bitter smile on his face, "How can I be blamed for Yan Liangwen's ugly escape? When I went to Huai County to transport food, I also said that I might be injured in case there were more injuries." He didn't agree even if I left. In the end, he wanted to take my head off after I lost the food and grass.
He is a mediocre master and is not worthy of my service.
I want to switch to Lanlinghou, but I'm afraid he won't trust me. I know that Duke Qiao has a close friendship with Liu Ziyang, and Liu Ziyang is very close to Lanlinghou. Can you recommend me to me? "
These days, Chen Wu's experience has indeed caused the Huainan scholars to sigh, but when he really heard Chen Wu say this, Qiao Gong was still a little surprised.
He stood up, paced back and forth in the room, and suddenly asked: "Marquis Wu treated you well, but you have rebelled against your bones. Don't you want to take away all the joints of us Huainan people!"
Chen Wu had expected this. He endured the pain in his back and stood up. He said ferociously: "Sun Ce is a murderous person. If I abandon him, I will abandon Darkness. Marquis Lanling has the world in his heart. I will surrender to him." That is to cast light.
I thought Mr. Qiao was a man who understood the general situation, but I didn't expect that he had such a shallow knowledge. Anyway, you go to Sun Ce Gaomi, the worst is to die! "
Chen Wu held his head high and looked at death as if he were home, without any fear.
These sonorous words made Mr. Qiao finally let down his guard and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, I was right. Zilie, you are really a hero of Lujiang!"
Chen Wu looked suspicious, "What Mr. Qiao said, could it be that he and the general want to go together?"
"Hahaha"
Duke Qiao laughed loudly, "Come on, come on, sit down, I can talk to you clearly. Before that, I would like to ask, how many people in the army are like you?"
Chen Wu shook his head and said: "I don't dare to ask other generals, but the hundreds of people under my command all followed me from Lujiang, so I can definitely trust them."
"That's good. If you believe me, you don't have to go to Lanlinghou. You can make great achievements here in Shucheng!"
Mr. Qiao is so comforting.
Originally it was just for his son-in-law to hold back Jiangdong's troops, but unexpectedly, Chen Wu would show up.
This is a key person.
After all, neither Mr. Qiao nor several aristocratic families in the city had the ability to open the city gate for Lin Mo.
But if Chen Wu is willing to join, the situation will be different. He is Sun Ce's man. If he takes action brazenly, Jiangdong Army will have no way of guarding against him.
This was definitely an unexpected surprise.
Fortunately, the marriage with Sun Ce was not publicized as Yunwen said, otherwise Chen Wu would not be here today.
Duke Qiao felt that not only should he hold back Jiangdong Sun Ce, but he should also give Er Qiao a decent dowry.
Just open the gates of Shucheng for Lin Yunwen.
There was a lot of controversy some time ago, and I was scolded a lot. To be honest, I did lose part of my follow-up reading, but overall it didn’t have much impact. I’m very grateful to the brothers who are still following it up to now.
Really, without you, this book would not exist.
Some people say that I like to stare at the bad reviews, ah, actually that’s not the case, I focus more on the good reviews. If it weren’t for them, I would probably collapse, haha.
Then, if you have any suggestions about the plot or anything like that, you can also tell me. I’m not afraid to tell you that although I have an outline and a general direction, I will make modifications based on your reasonable opinions.
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